Core Industrial Partners’ John May ‘bullish’ on Nor th America; Blackstone’s Marcus Felder talks talent

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Core Industrial Partners’ John May ‘bullish’ on North America; Blackstone’s Marcus Felder talks talent

Good morning Hubsters, Craig McGlashan here with the Tuesday Wire.

John May of Core Industrial Partners is the latest private equity figure to feature in our Dealmakers to Watch series, as he tells us how his investment strategy is firmly embedded in what has been dubbed Industry 4.0.

Next we hear from Blackstone’s Marcus Felder, who spoke at PEI Group’s NEXUS 2024 event about the importance of talent for building businesses.

We then finish with a look at the 2024 outlook from KKR’s new Global Wealth Investment Council.

Bullish

John May, the co-founder of Chicago-based private equity shop Core Industrial Partners, talked Obey Martin Manayitithrough his company’s investment approach in the latest of our Dealmakers to Watch series.

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Editor’s note: PE Hub has recently launched a new series of profiles called Dealmakers to Watch. We’re featuring private equity professionals as they pivot to new challenges, such as moving to a new firm, launching a new firm, getting promoted to partner, launching an investment strategy, closing a significant deal or some other new endeavor.

Is there someone you’d like to see profiled by PE Hub? Send suggestions to editor-in-chief Mary Kathleen Flynn

Development

Talent is a “key value creator” for Blackstone, Marcus Felder, who leads the Career Pathways program for the PE firm, told PE Hub’s MK Flynnat PEI Group’s NEXUS 2024 event. “We believe that top talent is vital to building strong businesses.”

Sticky inflation

KKR has launched a Global Wealth Investment Council (GWIC), whose members cited sticky inflation and a potential slowdown in consumer spending and job growth as their biggest concerns.

Read more in the full version of the Wire.

Right, that’s all from me today. Chris Witkowsky will be on duty tomorrow.

Cheers,

Craig

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The use of generative artificial intelligence creates both opportunities and risks for investors, said Christopher Ailman, chief investment officer of California State Teachers’ Retirement System, at PEI Group’s NEXUS 2024 summit in March. (Private Equity International)

Citco has launched a new fund administration offering that pairs speedy AI data processing with human oversight. (Private Funds CFO)

They said it

“Across our investable sectors, there are almost two million small companies with less than 500 employees. At least half of those, according to the data that we find, are owned by Baby Boomers or families. Many of them don’t have succession planning and so we become a good partner for them because of our resources, our experiences, both as investors and operators.”

— John May, co-founder, Core Industrial Partners